Buttonhole indicator



Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

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ELLIS BROWNS'LEIN, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BUTTONHOLE' INDIGATOR.

Application filed July 13,- 1920. Serial No. 395,963.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLTS BRowNs'rniN, citizen of the United States, and resident of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttonhole Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to indicators and more specifically to improvements in means for indicating and determining a desired spacingfor button holes and buttons on garments and is designed to be used by tailors, dress makers and manufacturers of clothing or other articles where accurate spacing is necessary. The invention consists in the application of a diagrammatical scale to a table, a plate of metal or other material, which may be secured to the table or the top of a sewing machine or it may be printed or otherwise fixed or inscribed upon a card and may be placed loosely upon a table, when it is desired to use the same or it may be suspended upon suitable support on a wall.v In the latter form it is contemplated that my diagrammatic scale may be delineated upon either or both sides of a cardboard and legends or inscriptions of various kinds may be inscribed upon the same piece of material as the. card and title of a business firm, of a manufacturer or merchant of woolen goods, dress goods or other textiles, fabrics, or a calendar might also be placed upon one side thereof and provision made for hanging the indicator carrying such calendar upon the wall or it may be manufactured in form for lying loosely upon the table of a workman. It is contemplated that a very wide sale can be established for the device by some. such application or use thereof as an advertising medium, as suggested in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof.

I illustrate two forms of my indicator, in which Figure 1 shows the form thereof used for marking spaces as for button holes, buttons and the like along the straight edge of a garment and Fig. 2 shows the form of my indicator, which is employed for marking spaces upon the curved edge of a piece of cloth or garment. Similar reference numerals refer to corresponding parts in both views of the indicator. If it is desired to employ the indicator upon a table in the form of a fixed plate, it is contemplated that two plates will be provided, one showing the form illustrated in 1 and the other showing the form illustrated in Fig. 2 or the two forms may be inscribed on one side of a single plate, but in case it is desired to use the indicator in the form of a movable plate or card, it will'be seen that the card may be made reversible and one form of the indicator placed on either side thereof or a larger card may be employed on which the two forms shown in the drawings may be inscribed on the same surface thereof.

Referring to Fig. 1, the numeral 10 indicates the plate which is assumed to be adapted for securing to the top of a table not indicated in the drawings and 11 indicates apertures through the plate for screws or other means of securing the plate in position. I have provided suitable marginal spaces as 12, 13, 14. and 15 at the sides of the plate. The indicator diagram is described thereon within the rectangular space defined by the lines 16, 17, 18 and 19. A plurality of lines is next described at equally spaced intervals from the horizontal line 16 to the horizontal line 17 and extending across the rectangular space from the vertical line 18 to the vertical line 19, said lines being indicated by numerals as from 1 to 10 or upwards, according to the number of lines desired. These lines are numbered from the upper line or the line 16 to the bottom line or the line 17 and the same numbering is repeated beginning with the line 17 and continuing to the line 16, so that the device may be readily and conveniently employed without the inconvenience incident to turning the card for reading the numerals thereon. These numerals indicating the horizontal lines may be placed as shown in Fig. 1, the one being inverted relatively to the other in columns opposite a perpendicular or center line 20. A point, is established on the continuation of this center line 20 at the desired distance from the line 1'? and taking this point as a center, not shown on the drawing, radial lines therefrom are described at equally spaced intervals to the right and the left of the center line and extending from the line 16 to the line 17 across the rectangular space on which the horizontal lines, specifically described, have been inscribed, thus providing a plurality of equally spaced converging lines as 21, 22, 23, 24, etc. on the right and left of the center line or perpendicular line 20. These radial lines may be designated with letters, or in any desired manner upon the indicator or the characters may be omitted therefrom.

In the practice of the use of my invention, the indicator is employed as follows: The workman holding in hand a piece of goods or garment on which he desires to mark spaces for buttonholes or the like, having determined the length of space desired, will place the edge of the goods in superposed relation upon the indicator plate and register the predetermined space upon the goods with intersecting lines upon the indicator, as for example if the predetermined space is equal to the distance between the converging lines 21 and 20, where they intersect the horizontal line 5, this then registers the space desired and the edge of the goods or garment is disposed in parallel relation with the line 5 below said line and the garment or goods is marked at the intersection of each of the lines 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, etc, where they intersect the horizontal line 5. If it is desired that a greater space he provided between the incisions for button holes or the like, the intersection of the converging lines and horizontal. lines to register the desired spacing on the goods or garment may be found at the horizontal line 1, 2, 3 or 4 and in such case the spaces are all established upon the goods or garments by intersection of the several converging lines with such horizontal line which every horizontal line may register the desired distance for the spacing and any like manner. If it is desired that shorter spacing be provided the proper distances between the converging lines may be found at the horizontal lines 10, 9, 8, 7 and 6, assuming that the figures in: the column written in the usual manner are now being referred to instead of the column of inverted figures opposite thereto.

Now referring to Fig. 2 which shows one modification of my indicator designed for spacing the curved edge of a garment or piece of material, a plate of metal or other desired material is employed, the same as in form showing Fig. 1. Apertures may be provided therethrough as 11 for securing the indicator plate in any desired position upon the table or top of a sewing machine. Marginal spaces 12, 13, 14 and 15 are provided, similar to those shown in Fig. 1. The center line 20 is drawn vertically across the parallelogram, dividing it into equal parts and extending from the line 1'7 to the line 16. A point is established upon the center line at a desired distance and the converging lines 21, 22. 23, 24 are inscribed, corresponding with the converging lines shown in Fig. 1 and extending across the parallelogram within the lines 16, 17 18 and 19. The vertical or center line 20 is then divided into the equal number of spaces as line 20 in Fig. 1, and bisected by the horizontal lines 1 to 10, etc. at each of the corresponding points on the vertical line 20 as shown in Fig. 2. A line is drawn on a radius using the point established for the convergence of the. radial lines 21, 22, 23 and 24. Using this center, lines are described through the spaced points on the line 20, extending entirely across the parallel0 gram in an arc of a circle. as shown in Fig. 2. The arcuate lines thus inscribed upon the indicator are then numbered from 1. to 10 etc. from the top to bottom, or from line 15 to 16 in one column of figures, and from 16 to 15 in an inverted column of figures.

In the use of this form of my indicator, which is used only for spacing the edges of garments which are curved or goods out upon a curve, the workman holds the edge of the garment in superposed position over the indicator plate and moves it, with relation to the arcu ate lines, drawn on the radii of varying lengths, as 1 to 10 etc. until a predetermined space upon the material or garment coincides with the space defined by the intersection of both of the converging lines with one of the arcuate lines. If the radius upon the curved ed e of the material or garment is a greater length than the distance from line 5 to the center point upon which it is described, then the edge of the garment will be moved toward the curved or arcuate line 10 until a line is found, which is described upon substantially the same length of radius as the curvature of the edge of the material or garment and likewise if the curvature of the garment is defined upon a radius of less length than the radius of line 5, the edge of the garment will be moved toward the arcuate or curved line 1 until a curved line is found which conforms with the curvature of the edge thereof.

It is contemplated that these indicators will be made of such a size that the varying distance between the converging lines, where they are nearest together and where they are at the greatest distance one from the other, will afford sufficient difference in spacing.

Tn case it is desired to hang the indicator upon the wall for any purpose as hereinbefore described in my statement of the invention, an aperture may be provided there in as 10. When used in this form any legend desired in the form of a calendar, an advertisement. table of linear measure or the like may be inscribed thereon.

lVhile I have described the form of my indicator shown in the drawings somewhat specifically. I do not wish to be limited thereby to the specific form shown, but r serve the right to depart therefrom within the reasonable scope and spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new therein and desire to 'secure by Letters Patent, is:

1.. An indicator for determining spaced distances on goods by workmen, comprising a plate or card, there being a diagram in scribed thereon comprising a series of equally spaced parallel lines and a second series of converging lines intersecting the lines of the first series, the points of intersection of said two series of lines along any one of the parallel lines being adapted to be used to designate desired spaces on the goods substantially as shown and described.

2. An indicator for spacing button holes on garment material comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a table and formed to comprise apertures therein for fastening the same, a diagram inscribed upon said plate in the form of intersecting equally spaced parallel lines and a second series of converging lines intersecting the parallel lines the points of intersection of said two series of lines along any one of the parallel lines being adapted to register predetermined equal spaces upon the material substantially as shown and described.

Signed at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 12 day of June, A. D. 1920.

ELLIS BROWNSTEIN. 

